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Samstag:

--- Quote from: Grasshopper on March 20, 2011, 07:23:39 pm ---However, what I don't understand is why, in a country known to be susceptible to tsunamis, so many nuclear plants were constructed on the coast. From what I gather, it was the tsunami that did most of the damage, not the earthquake.

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The Daichi plant had a protected dock, so it's possible that the safest way to transport fuel in and out is by sea.  I know they bought their plutonium from Russia, and it's highly likely that spent fuel is disposed of in Russia or some other country.

As for building on fault lines, these reactors are built to withstand 8.2 earthquakes.  It's probable that Daichi experienced less than this magnitude and probably would have been okay if the tsunami hadn't destroyed all the diesel generators.

SavannahLion:
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I had this brilliant nice ass long post for Castro and I got an invalid session.

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I'll do it later if I'm in the mood. I hate that ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---.

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saint:
Firefox with the form-recovery add-on is your friend in these situations.


--- Quote from: SavannahLion on March 21, 2011, 03:08:48 am --- :censored: :censored: :censored: :censored: :censored: :censored: :censored: :censored:

I had this brilliant nice ass long post for Castro and I got an invalid session.

:banghead: :badmood: :angry:
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I'll do it later if I'm in the mood. I hate that ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---.

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Vigo:
As far as nuclear power goes, it is still the most practical, efficient and available source of power worldwide. From my understanding, there are better standard fail-safes in newer nuclear power plants, and if they were subjected to the same catastrophe, they would be fine. That being said, an event like this does show that we do need to improve upon our use of nuclear power, since we only have 1 nuclear plant in the US less than 20 years old.

From everything that I read, I understand that nuclear energy from thoruim is the best answer.

Throruim has no risk of a meltdown, and it is more abundant and cheaper than uranium. Reactors are cheaper to build, there is less nuclear waste, the nuclear waste cannot be weaponized, and waste stays at dangerous levels of radiation for a much, much shorter period of time.

garnerb350:
My heart and prayers go out to all the people in Japan , but what scare me more is that this might happen in the next few years...

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